This part makes it sound like they are checking IDs at the French Open when you enter the grounds...is this accurate? I've seen another post confirming this.

"Most of the tournament’s 460,000 seats are sold online at the federation’s Web site, but perhaps 30,000 make their way into a secondary market tapped by illegal scalpers and legal sales agents. The struggle over these seats stretches beyond Paris.

“Apart from the scalpers, who are around the stadium, you have something like more than 100 Web sites,” said Longuépée, whose responsibility is ticketing and corporate hospitality.

All are aimed at selling tickets “they don’t have,” he said.

“They don’t have because we sell them,” he said, referring to an electronic ticket system the federation began in 2007. It sells seats online to the general public, sending by e-mail boarding-pass-style receipts with names and bar codes to be scanned on arrival. Buyers must show identification at the gate."

Redflea, I don't know how viable the scalper ticket should be. I am going to the first day(Sunday), I have tickets but the FO site requires you to log in and put the exact names of the people using the ticket so they can match it with your ID. This is my first time going to the FO. I think gavna goes there every year.

This part makes it sound like they are checking IDs at the French Open when you enter the grounds...is this accurate? I've seen another post confirming this.

"Most of the tournament’s 460,000 seats are sold online at the federation’s Web site, but perhaps 30,000 make their way into a secondary market tapped by illegal scalpers and legal sales agents. The struggle over these seats stretches beyond Paris.

“Apart from the scalpers, who are around the stadium, you have something like more than 100 Web sites,” said Longuépée, whose responsibility is ticketing and corporate hospitality.

All are aimed at selling tickets “they don’t have,” he said.

“They don’t have because we sell them,” he said, referring to an electronic ticket system the federation began in 2007. It sells seats online to the general public, sending by e-mail boarding-pass-style receipts with names and bar codes to be scanned on arrival. Buyers must show identification at the gate."

Yes it's true - when you purchase tkts you have to provide a name for each - if you have xtra tkts you cannot just give them away or sell them you must go thru the RG Viagogo process where folks can resell or exchange xtra tkts.
The whole thing was redone 5 yrs ago due to scalpers getting their hands on so many tkts it's was next to impossible for the gen public to get seats. For example last week I received an email from the FFT telling me my tkts are now available for printing BUT for each ticket I have to input a name and phone ctc - when you arrive at the gate they check the barcode with a scanner and your ID, once a tkt is printed that's it only that person encoded in the barcode can use it. Thus I cannot sell my tkts to anyone else.
To be honest your best bet is go to the stadium the day before and see what's available for the next day or try the Viagogo process at the FFT/RG website.

Yes it's true - when you purchase tkts you have to provide a name for each - if you have xtra tkts you cannot just give them away or sell them you must go thru the RG Viagogo process where folks can resell or exchange xtra tkts.
The whole thing was redone 5 yrs ago due to scalpers getting their hands on so many tkts it's was next to impossible for the gen public to get seats. For example last week I received an email from the FFT telling me my tkts are now available for printing BUT for each ticket I have to input a name and phone ctc - when you arrive at the gate they check the barcode with a scanner and your ID, once a tkt is printed that's it only that person encoded in the barcode can use it. Thus I cannot sell my tkts to anyone else.
To be honest your best bet is go to the stadium the day before and see what's available for the next day or try the Viagogo process at the FFT/RG website.

Thanks very much for clarifying things! I'm glad I got this straightened out now.

I have registered on the official ticket exchange site, put a "watch" on the days I'm interested in, but no tickets area available yet.

I may be able to try going to see what's available when I'm there, but my schedule is not under my own control, so that may not be possible. Oh well...I'll have to see if the official ticket exchange works out, and if not whether I can try to buy at the venue.

Gavna - when do you think I would want to line up on Sunday to have a shot at getting two grounds tickets for that Monday? We talking Sunday at 6AM, or ? Thanks for sharing your experience...helping me avoid many hassles!

Going to buy some aftermarket tickets to the FO (official site is sold out), and wondering if anyone know anything about:

goaltickets.com
Vividseats.com

or have a suggested site they have used?

Thanks!

I went to the FO in 2008.
I pre-bought grounds-pass tickets online before I went. In hindsight, this was a big mistake.

If I were to go this year, I would simple buy tickets when I got there. You can either buy them from the gate, or if you're impatient, buy them from one of the many desperate scalpers standing outside.

Also, you will not be able to get nearly as good a deal from an online seller as you can onsite. In 2008, a grounds pass was $18 at the gate, but anywhere from $50 to $100 from the internet resellers.

Also, they don't really fill up the stadiums, so the scalpers get left with lots of tickets for those seats. Discounted deals for less than face value can be found if you time it right.

Another funny thing about the FO - the stadiums were completely empty whenever a women's match was going on. Mass exodus whenever a men's match finishes and gets replaced by the women.

The outer courts get the most crowded with spectators, since that's where yo can see the players at close range.

I know there has been talk on different websites on the board before ..I was wondering has anyone ever used ticketsinventory.com for French Open tickets before they look cheap on here but i don't know the shipping and handling fee.

I know there has been talk on different websites on the board before ..I was wondering has anyone ever used ticketsinventory.com for French Open tickets before they look cheap on here but i don't know the shipping and handling fee.

Dont see how brokers can sell the tickets as since the FFT went to the verification system a few years ago scalpers nor tkt holders cannot resell tickets on their own. The VIAGOGO site thru the FFT/RG is the only way. I just listed and sold some xtra seats i had for the first Wed. You only real option is to see the box office the day BEFORE you want to see matches, at the RG boxoffice they will sell some very limited seats for the next day. You cannot just show up and try to buy same day tickets. under the new system in place each ticket is bar-coded with the holders name and email and ctc info - the RG staff will check your ID and ticket at the gate upon entry.
Of course you can always use the travel agent brokers who have the packages - but those seats are not sold on a day by day basis and cost in the $1000s. If someone is trying to sell RG tickets on a resale site or craigslist or *bay they are bogus.

I went to the FO in 2008.
I pre-bought grounds-pass tickets online before I went. In hindsight, this was a big mistake.

If I were to go this year, I would simple buy tickets when I got there. You can either buy them from the gate, or if you're impatient, buy them from one of the many desperate scalpers standing outside.

Also, you will not be able to get nearly as good a deal from an online seller as you can onsite. In 2008, a grounds pass was $18 at the gate, but anywhere from $50 to $100 from the internet resellers.

Also, they don't really fill up the stadiums, so the scalpers get left with lots of tickets for those seats. Discounted deals for less than face value can be found if you time it right.

Its not done like that any longer - no scalpers - no 3rd party online resellers and no walk up sales for same day. All must be bought in advance and all tickets sold are assigned to a person, must have ID that matches the name on the ticket. RG/FFT did this a few years ago to kill off the scaplers.

Its not done like that any longer - no scalpers - no 3rd party online resellers and no walk up sales for same day. All must be bought in advance and all tickets sold are assigned to a person, must have ID that matches the name on the ticket. RG/FFT did this a few years ago to kill off the scaplers.

Damn. That's too bad. I remember the scalper price at Roland Garros is actually less than what USTA charges for their ground pass at the Open.